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Western News, September 1, 1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University recognized as one of 'Big Five' by legislators through higher funding, Reorganization designed to increase minorities, Dennison establishes assessment office; measurement to continue under Bunda, Beauregard named to post in athletics

Profits, Welfare, And Class Position: 1965-1984, Marcus D. Pohlmann

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The study utilizes an extended version of a Charles V Hamilton paradigm in order to estimate yearly income transfers between classes in America's system of "welfare state capitalism." Analyzing the period from 1965 to 1984, what becomes most obvious is the substantial annual transfer from the middle/working class to the owning class. The transfer rose to more than $150 billion by 1984-a full 10% of middle/ working class income. Yet when looking at the implications, an interesting paradox emerges. Although the amount of transfer has increased some over the period, it has not grown nearly as fast as the after-tax …

Journal Of Sociology & Social Welfare Vol. 15, No. 3 (September 1988)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Table of Contents

• PROFITS, WELFARE, AND CLASS POSITION: 1965-1984 - Marcus D. Pohlmann
• BEHAVIORAL IMPACTS OF THE FEAR OF AIDS: A SOCIOLOGICAL MODEL - Raghu N. Singh, N. Prabha Unnithan, and James D. Jones
• STRATEGIC PLANNING IN HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES - Stephen A. Webster and Mary Wylie
• CHALLENGING THE PROPOSED DEREGULATION OF P.L. 94-142: A CASE STUDY OF CITIZEN ADVOCACY - James G. McCullagh
• MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT REFUSAL IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS: A SOCIOLOGICAL AND LEGAL ANALYSIS - Rudolph Alexander, Jr.
• "OUR TOWN": A CASE STUDY OF IDEOLOGY AND THE PRIVATE WELFARE SECTOR - William M. Epstein
• RECISIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL CONDITIONS AND …

Men In Medieval Feminism, David Wallace

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Katharina M. Wilson, Ed., Hrotsvit Of Gandersheim: Rara Avis In Saxonia? Marc Publishing Co., 1987., Alexandra Hennessey Olsen

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Western News, August 11, 1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Salary adjustment pool set at 5.5 percent for most non-bargaining staff, Staff invited to picnic, Summer flextime to end Aug. 26, Summer enrollment up 7 percent

Effects Of Task Difficulty, Performance Consequence, And Social Interaction On Physiological Reactivity In Post-Coronary Patients, A. Janelle Maldonado

Dissertations

Three experiments were performed to determine the effects of three task variables and Type A behavior pattern on physiological reactivity to time-limited math and anagram tasks. In the first experiment, ten post-coronary patients performed time-limited computer tasks under two performance consequence conditions: Point Reward or presentation of an Auditory Blast combined with two task difficulty conditions (40% and 60% difficult). The findings of Experiment 1 indicated that while the tasks did produce levels of physiological reactivity comparable to those observed in the literature, there were no significant main effects for either variable for any of the five measures. A significant …

Generalized Distance In Graphs, Garry L. Johns

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Recoil Corrected Continuum Shell Model Form Factor Calculations For 4He(E,E’)4He(0+), Jiang Yu

Masters Theses

Charge form factor calculations for the electroexcitation of the ⁴He, 0⁺ state have been performed within the context of the recoil corrected continuum shell model. A pure Os⁴ ground state structure is assumed and full internal coordinate recoil corrections are made. The result is compared with available data. It is demonstrated that the 0+ state may be described in a 1p -1h shell model context. Inclusion of nsOs^-1 ground state correlations is suggested for further research.

Western News, June 30, 1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: University awards honorary degree to Nelson R. Mandela, WESTOPS to move into office space downtown

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 24, 1988, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• Remarks by the President
• Recommendation re Honorary Degree
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Revocation of Degree
• Gift Report
• Personnel Report
• Revised 1987/88 General Fund Operating Budget
• Continuation of 1987/88 Budget into 1988/89
• Fall Semester 1988 Tuition Schedule
• Mini-Mall Contract
• Residence Hall Renovation Contract
• Columbia Plaza Letter of Understanding
• Liquor Licenses
• Recommendation re Executive Officials Policy
• Remarks by Provost
• Public Comments
• Adjournment
• Attachment A - Revised 1987/88 General Fund Budget
• Attachment B - Executive Officials Policy
• Attachment C - Provost's Remarks

Faculty Achievements As Future Foundations: Faculty Recognition Dinner 1988, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Achievements as Future Foundations

Faculty Recognition Dinner

June 3, 1988

Our Honored Guests:

• Darwin A. Buthala
• Sidney Dykstra
• Joseph J. Eisenbach
• Dona J. Fowler
• Paul E. Holkeboer
• Norma L. Hungerford
• William H. Kanzler
• George G. Mallinson
• Dorinne L. McKeag
• June Mochizuki
• Minoru Mochizuki
• Helmi K. Moulton
• James H. Powell
• Lawrence B. Schlack
• Lloyd . Schmaltz
• Robert Jack Smith
• Nancy Y. Stone

Faculty Recognition Dinner Photo 1988, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

Faculty Recognition Dinner Photo

June 3, 1988

Photoed:

• Paul Holkeboer
• Robert Jack Smith
• Sid Dykstra
• Lloyd Schmaltz
• James Powell
• William Kanzler
• President Diether H. Haenicke
• Helmi Moulton
• Jospeh Eisenbach
• Norma Hungerford

Western News, June 2, 1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Several physical improvement projects get under way this summer, Remarks by provost; election, report included on Senate agenda for tonight, Logo is out; signature is in with new design for official documents, Telecommunications department ann0unces new FAX service

Graph And Directed Graph Augmentation Problems, Zhuguo Mo

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Electrical Resistivity As An Approach To Evaluating Brine Contamination Of Groundwater In The Walker Oil Field, Ottawa County, Michigan, Janet A. Koehler

Masters Theses

Surface electrical resistivity successfully defined brine contamination within a glacial drift aquifer in western Michigan. The study site is in a residential area of eastern Ottawa County, in the Walker Oil Field. A Schlumberger array with a maximum current electrode separation (AB/2) of 316 meters (1037 feet) was used. It was possible to detect geoelectric layers to about 30 meters (100 feet) below ground level, with the maximum current penetration of about 1/10 (AB/2). On occasion, thick surficial clay precluded detecting deeper geoelectric layers. Through use of the INVERS computer program, fifty vertical electrical soundings were interpreted and correlated with …

Fission-Track Geochronology And Geothermometry Of Late Cretaceous-Early Tertiary Epizonal Plutons, In And Adjacent To The Lombard Thrust Fault, Southwestern Montana, Jean Talanda

Masters Theses

Thrusting occurred in the central portion of the central Montana salient where the timing of movements is somewhat obscured by the multiple deformations from Archean time to the present. The relationship of this thrusting to the associated plutons has not been established in every case. Fission-track geochronology was employed in dating several plutons associated with the Lombard thrust fault, consequently, defining a time range in which movement along the thrust occured.

Seven plutons with known structural relationships to the Lombard thrust have ages which suggest that movement along the fault occurred 73.2 +/- 6.7 Ma. Fission-track length distributions suggest that …

An Investigation Of A Soil Gas Sampling Technique And Its Applicability For Detecting Gaseous Pce And Tca Over An Unconfined Granular Aquifer, Timothy J. Mayotte

Masters Theses

A soil gas sampling and analytical technique was investigated to evaluate its ability and versatility for detecting chlorinated hydrocarbons in unconfined aquifers. The technique was used successfully to delineate plumes of perchloroethene (PCE), and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA) contamination present in the vadose zone, and at the water table of an unconfined sand and gravel aquifer. Soil gas samples were obtained by concentrating PCE and TCA vapors diffusing from these sources onto a sorbent material. The samples were analyzed by gas chromatography. The data from the analysis of these samples were used to provide an initial estimate of the source areas, and …

The Relationship Of Pore Volume And Pore Size Distribution To The Development Of Gloss And Scattering Coefficient, John A. Cook

Masters Theses

This study describes in a quantitative manner the relationships between coating structure and optical properties. Gloss, scattering coefficient and void volume were measured after applying different blends of polystyrene spheres to mylar film. Each coating was modeled using large spherical particles of the same size ratios to measure pore size distribution. The coating structure followed well with theoretical packing characteristics of spheres. Optical properties were related to changes in coating structure. Scattering coefficient and gloss correlated better with pore size distribution than particle size. Gloss increased when total void volume was reduced, while the scattering coefficient decreased.

Single-Electron Capture And Loss Cross Sections Vs. Target Z For 1 Mev/U Oxygen Ions Incident On Gases, Scott Avery Boman

Masters Theses

Cross sections for 1 MeV/u oxygen projectile ions which have gained or lost an electron after passing through a gas target were measured as a function of target Z for several incident projectile charge states. The targets used were D_2, He, Ne, Ar and Kr, and the projectiles had charges of 5+, 6+, 7+ and 8+.

The electron capture measurements are generally in reasonable agreement with existing theoretical and empirical scaling rules. The electron loss cross sections differ appreciably from predictions of the PWBA, particularly for the heaviest targets studied. Empirical scaling relationships are derived for the present capture …

Western News, May 19, 1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Competitiveness hinges on higher education support, Haenicke describes response to budget situation, New center to coordinate science teacher training, Graph conference expected to attract mathematicians from around the globe, Jorgens earns NEH grant for summer study

Western News, May 5, 1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Sederburg formula places Western in the 'Big Five', Gilmore Foundation donates $2 million for addition to Laura V. Shaw Theatre, Powell named dean of students, Senate celebrates two anniversaries; is honored by Board and Legislature, Center receives grant to evaluate Kellogg program

The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 4, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Gilmore Foundation gives $2 million for Laura Shaw Theatre • Dedication ceremonies conclude Welborn project • Special reunion brings sisters together after decades-long separation • Gold Company celebrates its tenth anniversary • Former Western student goes to the Grammies • Catch the wave; show your Western pride at Homecoming • Appointment made for Upjohn Chair • Three honored at April commencement • Computer center to replace Maybee • Trustees, legislature cite Faculty Senate • Additional Medallion Scholarships available • Volunteers inducted into academy • Uncle Sam, as well as Western, provides benefits to volunteers • Bronco basketball heavyweight inducted …

An Investigation Of The Traditional And Non-Traditional College Students' Perceived Benefits Regarding Participation In The Cooperative Education Program, Beatrice C. Ullrich

Dissertations

Cooperative education has become an important component of education. The basis for cooperative education is that learning occurs outside the classroom as well as in the classroom. The shift in employment patterns from an industrial society to a knowledge and information based society means that many of the existing types of jobs will disappear. The value of cooperative education exists in its ability to provide a transition from school to work and its flexibility to respond to industries' needs and individuals' training needs.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of the traditional cooperative education student and …

Western News, April 14,1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Tyndall; Zimmer earn Distinguished Service Awards, Educated person transforms information into 'knowledge for life;' Dennison says, Burke selected for leadership program, MAGB to honor two students; two faculty

Western News, April 7, 1988, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Nobel laureates to speak on state of economic science, University Curriculum helps students searching for major answers, Cesar Chavez to speak April 11, Support needed for Great Hunger Cleanup, Technology gap is joined by literacy gap in plaguing higher education; Haenicke says

The Effects Of A Wilderness/Adventure Program On The Self-Concept, Locus Of Control Orientation, And Interpersonal Behavior Of Delinquent Adolescents, Timothy J. Zwart

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 26-day therapeutic wilderness program for delinquent adolescent males on three conceptually distinct but closely related constructs: self-concept, locus of control orientation, and interpersonal behavior. Justification for the study was derived from the limitations of past wilderness/adventure research which suggested that there was a need for additional research on the effects of this type of alternative program for delinquent adolescents.

It was hypothesized that following participation in this program the youths would exhibit increased self-concept, more internal locus of control orientation, would express higher needs for inclusion and affection …

The Efficacy Of Bilingual Education In Relation To Student Linguistic Type, Program Type, And Program Setting, Carol Stubbs Rice

Dissertations

The focus of this study was the differential effectiveness of bilingual education models as determined through the examination of Title VII project evaluations. The evaluation data were subject to a meta-analysis and the results compared to national norms.

The study examined the efficacy of bilingual education in relation to student type, program type and program setting, using data produced by projects from 1983-1986. The study design was based on the gap-reduction design, as modified for Title VII evaluations, with group means used as the unit of analysis. The study sample contained 2,500 monolingual and limited English proficient students from the …

A Survey Of Oral Communication Instructional Practices In The Elementary Public Schools Of Michigan, James N. Walker

Dissertations

Instruction in oral communication is critical to education. Oral communication skills are needed in the development of skills in written language, math, problem solving, and reading. Oral communication skills are important in achieving academic, vocational, and personal success. On November 1, 1978, speech education was recognized as a basic skill by United States law.

The purpose of this study was to determine the oral communication instructional practices in Michigan public elementary schools grades K-5. Eight research questions were identified:

(1) Is instruction provided? (2) What is the "basis" for instruction? (3) What materials are used? (4) What is the method …

Reconstruction Of A Real Object Using Stereo Vision, Ignatios E. Vakalis

Masters Theses

The problem of reconstructing a three dimensional object from its two dimensional image is the most critical problem which any powerful visual system must solve. The human visual system is known to solve this problem with impressive range and resolution. Computer solutions have fallen far short of human performance mainly because the solution process is poorly understood.

The reconstruction problem is solved using stereo vision. The distance of points on the object from the viewing device and the orientation of specific patches of the visual surface with respect to the viewing device are computed. Discontinuities in distance and orientation are …